Delayed onset of acute renal failure after significant paracetamol overdose: A case series

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-68

  Waring, Ws ^a,b   Jamie, H ^a   Leggett, Ge ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Acute tubular necrosis; Creatinine; Kidney; Urea

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; PARACETAMOL;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CREATININE; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 74849122595     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327109350799     Document Type: Article

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